rejection (of an application)
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
food and drink; eating and drinking
interior; inside; internal
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
common people; ordinary people; masses
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
as if it were about oneself
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
elevated (structure); overhead
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
name plate; name tag; label
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
cook-house; galley; kitchen
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
locker room; changing room; dressing room
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
normal duties; (one's) regular work
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
wish; desire; ambition; choice
desire for money for one's enjoyment (esp. as a motive for a crime)
affable; sociable; friendly
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
sending back; return to sender